Russell Napier
Known For
Acting
Born
1910-11-28 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died
1974-08-19
Biography
Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a liveBBC television production of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine in 1949; still photographs of this production exist, but no actual footage.
Most Known For
UFO
as Dr. Green
Justice
as Sir Harold Plant
Wire Service
as Admiral Habberfield
The Human Jungle
as Headmaster
Man in a Suitcase
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Stryker of the Yard
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
as Inspector Duggan
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent